Breaking: Marriott Data Breach Affects 500 Million Guests by Sam Helmy November 30, 2018 70 Marriott revealed today that it has suffered a huge data breach which potentially compromises the data of up to 500 million guests who had booked a reservation with a Starwood property prior to September 10, 2018.
Marriott Gold and Platinum Status Challenge by Sam Helmy September 17, 2018 8 Marriott has announced a status match challenge; very similar to the Starwood status challenge from last year. This time around the match requires 8 or 16 stays, which is lower than the 9 or 18 stays needed for the SPG challenge. Unfortunately, there is no link to the offer, and you will have to call up to register.
Amex Membership Rewards Transfers To Marriott Rewards by Sam Helmy August 27, 2018 27 You can now transfer American Express Membership Rewards to Marriott Rewards. Points transfer at the same 1:1 ratio as they do to Marriott Rewards. The addition was to be expected as Starwood was a long-term partner of Amex, and as the programs merged it made sense to add Marriott.
SPG & Marriott: Big Changes To Award Categories in 2018 by Sam Helmy February 12, 2018 62 Both SPG and Marriott have announced a slew of changes to the categories of their properties. This year’s changes impact 276 SPG properties, and a stifling number of Marriott properties: over 1,300 are changing category. Although Marriott now owns Starwood, the changes to SPG hotels are relatively benign with roughly the same number of properties going up as going down in category.
Marriott Announces New Cards With Amex and Chase in the Works by Sam Helmy December 7, 2017 43 Marriott has announced that in 2018 they will be introducing new co-branded credit cards with Chase and American Express. This latest news comes just after Marriott released some details of tweaks their making to better align Starwood Preferred Guest and Marriott Rewards; nothing too significant, but nonetheless some tweaks.
Marriott and SPG Outline Some Changes Coming in 2018 by Sam Helmy November 30, 2017 28 Ever since the Marriott and SPG merger, a closer integration between the two brands has always been on the cards. Marriott has announced some changes to SPG and it's loyalty program that will come into effect in 2018. The move is another step in the two programs aligning themselves to become a single loyalty program.
